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Science Delivers a Stunning Innovation in Winemaking

Recent technological advances make it possible to accelerate the breeding process to help wine grapes adapt to climate change, increase disease resistance or cluster size, reduce sugar content, improv read more

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Battling Botrytis

The humid, rainy weather conditions create ideal settings for Botrytis, impacting fruit quality. In winemaking, this translates to increased risks of microbial instability, oxidation, difficult fermen read more

10 Tips to Combat Botrytis Cinerea

While the start of the serious rainfall here in California (hopefully) marks the end of fire season and smoke-taint risk, there is still a significant amount of fruit that has not yet been harvested, read more

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Color and Phenolic Management in Red Wines

Each grape has its own intrinsic phenolic potential (anthocyanins, tannins) that determines the color and structure of the future red wine. This phenolic potential depends on different factors such as read more

Attract and Retain Employees by Lowering the Cost of Healthcare Premiums

As businesses struggle to attract new talent, many companies are starting to boost their employee benefits offerings. Because of this, many businesses are offering added benefit choices through variou read more

Low SO₂ Winemaking

Increasing public concern with sulfite content in wine as well as wine quality loss by high sulfite additions has created the need for new winemaking tools and practices to reduce sulfite use. SO has read more

Singin' in the rain

There is probably not much to sing about the rain coming down so early. But something can be done.Endozym Antibotrytis: an acid protease that will diminish or eliminate the laccase polyphenol oxidase read more

Winesecrets Offers Two Methods to Address Laccase

Laccase is an enzyme formed by Botrytis cinerea on grape surfaces in the vineyard. It is a polyphenol oxidase and is responsible for browning in white wine and loss of pigmentation in red wine. High l read more

Laccase will be an Issue Long After Harvest is Over

Laccase is an enzyme formed by Botrytis on grape surfaces in the vineyard. It is a polyphenol oxidase and is responsible for browing in white wine and loss of pigmentation in red wine.  Winemaker read more